| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Berdy Zavatson (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Joel Clukey (fresh) SF - Joseph Bogan (fresh) 5 reb. PF - Charles Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 2 blk. C - Joseph Ring (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Gary Doyle (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Andrew Haliburton (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SF - Daniel Authement (fresh) PF - Robert Carreon (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Taylor Drewski (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Valparaiso | Joseph Bogan inbounds the ball | 21-28 |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:38 | Valparaiso | Joseph Bogan is alone and drills a 3 pointer from the right corner | 24-28 |
| 19:14 | Kentucky | Robert Carreon can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Berdy Zavatson - foul #2 on Berdy Zavatson, team foul #1 | 24-28 |
| 19:14 | Kentucky | Robert Carreon makes the 1st free throw | 24-29 |
| 19:14 | Kentucky | Robert Carreon makes the 2nd free throw | 24-30 |
| 18:51 | Valparaiso | Robert Carreon is called for the reach on Charles Brown - foul #1 on Robert Carreon, team foul #1 | 24-30 |
| 18:46 | Valparaiso | Joel Clukey misses short on an open pull-up jumper from the right side | 24-30 |
| 18:44 | Kentucky | Daniel Authement grabs the defensive rebound | 24-30 |
| 18:15 | Kentucky | Berdy Zavatson is called for the reach on Gary Doyle - foul #3 on Berdy Zavatson, team foul #2 | 24-30 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Andrew Forman (PG), Harold Sanderson (SF), William Johnson (C) Berdy Zavatson, Joseph Bogan, Joseph Ring | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Darryl Brown (PF), Ernest Hermes (C) Robert Carreon, Taylor Drewski | |
| 17:53 | Kentucky | Andrew Forman picks off the pass by Ernest Hermes | 24-30 |
| 17:31 | Valparaiso | William Johnson misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 24-30 |
| 17:29 | Kentucky | Gary Doyle grabs the defensive rebound | 24-30 |
| 17:14 | Kentucky | Darryl Brown loses the dribble to Harold Sanderson | 24-30 |
| 17:07 | Valparaiso | Harold Sanderson is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 24-30 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | William Eklund (SG), Joseph Bogan (SF), Joseph Ring (C) Joel Clukey, Charles Brown, William Johnson | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Robert Carreon (PF) Darryl Brown | |
| 16:38 | Kentucky | Robert Carreon misses the dunk | 24-30 |
| 16:37 | Kentucky | Andrew Haliburton snags the offensive board | 24-30 |
| 16:21 | Kentucky | Robert Carreon hits a turnaround from close range set up by Gary Doyle | 24-32 |
| 16:10 | Valparaiso | Joseph Ring comes up short on the jumper in the lane | 24-32 |
| 16:08 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Andrew Haliburton | 24-32 |
| 15:43 | Kentucky | Robert Carreon misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 24-32 |
| 15:41 | Kentucky | Ernest Hermes grabs the offensive board | 24-32 |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Andrew Forman (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SG - William Eklund (fresh) SF - Joseph Bogan (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. PF - Harold Sanderson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Joseph Ring (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Gary Doyle (tiring) 2 ast. SG - Andrew Haliburton (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SF - Daniel Authement (tiring) PF - Robert Carreon (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Ernest Hermes (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:25 | Kentucky | Ernest Hermes can't throw it down but he's hacked by Joseph Ring - foul #2 on Joseph Ring, team foul #3 | 24-32 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Berdy Zavatson (PG), Joel Clukey (SG), William Willis (SF), Charles Brown (PF), William Johnson (C) Andrew Forman, William Eklund, Joseph Bogan, Harold Sanderson, Joseph Ring | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Robert Murphy (PG), Taylor Drewski (C) Gary Doyle, Robert Carreon | |
| 15:25 | Kentucky | Ernest Hermes makes the 1st free throw | 24-33 |
| 15:25 | Kentucky | Ernest Hermes makes the 2nd free throw | 24-34 |
| 15:09 | Valparaiso | Daniel Authement picks off the pass by William Johnson | 24-34 |
| 14:40 | Kentucky | Ernest Hermes lays it in on a great pass from Robert Murphy | 24-36 |
| 14:15 | Valparaiso | William Willis misses long on an open jumper near the basket | 24-36 |
| 14:13 | Valparaiso | Charles Brown tips it but misses | 24-36 |
| 14:11 | Kentucky | Ernest Hermes gets the rebound | 24-36 |
| 13:55 | Kentucky | William Johnson is called for the reach on Taylor Drewski - foul #1 on William Johnson, team foul #4 | 24-36 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Andrew Forman (SG) Joel Clukey | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Gary Doyle (PG), Linwood Paxton (SG), William Miser (SF), Robert Carreon (PF), Darryl Brown (C) Robert Murphy, Andrew Haliburton, Daniel Authement, Ernest Hermes, Taylor Drewski | |
| 13:27 | Kentucky | Gary Doyle drills a runner from the left block on a nice dish by Linwood Paxton | 24-38 |
| 13:25 | Valparaiso | Andrew Forman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 24-38 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Joseph Bogan (SF), Joseph Ring (C) William Willis, William Johnson | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 13:09 | Kentucky | William Miser banks in the layup | 24-40 |
| 12:49 | Valparaiso | Berdy Zavatson makes the wide open 3pt jumper from the right corner | 27-40 |
| 12:28 | Kentucky | Linwood Paxton's pass is intercepted by Joseph Ring | 27-40 |
| 12:13 | Valparaiso | Charles Brown misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 27-40 |
| 12:12 | Valparaiso | The offensive rebound goes to Joseph Ring | 27-40 |
| 12:02 | Valparaiso | Darryl Brown is called for the reach on Joseph Bogan - foul #1 on Darryl Brown, team foul #2 | 27-40 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Joel Clukey (SG), William Eklund (SF), Harold Sanderson (PF) Berdy Zavatson, Joseph Bogan, Charles Brown | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Robert Murphy (PG), Andrew Haliburton (SG), Daniel Authement (SF), Taylor Drewski (C) Gary Doyle, Linwood Paxton, William Miser, Darryl Brown | |
| 11:46 | Valparaiso | William Eklund's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 27-40 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | William Willis (SF), William Johnson (C) William Eklund, Joseph Ring | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 11:29 | Kentucky | Robert Murphy hits the finger roll on a great pass from Daniel Authement | 27-42 |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Andrew Forman (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SG - Joel Clukey (fresh) SF - William Willis (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - Harold Sanderson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - William Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Robert Murphy (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Andrew Haliburton (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SF - Daniel Authement (tiring) 1 ast. PF - Robert Carreon (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Taylor Drewski (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:24 | Valparaiso | Robert Carreon is called for the reach on Andrew Forman in the backcourt - foul #2 on Robert Carreon, team foul #3 | 27-42 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | John Olson (PG) Andrew Forman | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 11:09 | Valparaiso | Harold Sanderson hits a jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Joel Clukey and he's fouled by Daniel Authement - foul #1 on Daniel Authement, team foul #4 | 29-42 |
| 11:09 | Valparaiso | Harold Sanderson misses the free throw | 29-42 |
| 11:09 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Taylor Drewski | 29-42 |
| 10:55 | Kentucky | John Olson takes the ball from Robert Carreon | 29-42 |
| 10:50 | Valparaiso | Joel Clukey lays it up and in on a nice dish by John Olson | 31-42 |
| 10:29 | Kentucky | Robert Murphy misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 31-42 |
| 10:28 | Valparaiso | William Johnson pulls down the rebound | 31-42 |
| 10:14 | Valparaiso | William Johnson misses badly on a driving attempt from the baseline | 31-42 |
| 10:12 | Kentucky | Robert Carreon pulls down the rebound | 31-42 |
| 10:05 | Kentucky | Robert Murphy connects on the fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Daniel Authement | 31-44 |
| 09:51 | Valparaiso | Joel Clukey drills a 3 pointer from the right wing | 34-44 |
| 09:34 | Kentucky | Robert Murphy clanks a jumper in the lane but he's fouled by Harold Sanderson - foul #1 on Harold Sanderson, team foul #5 | 34-44 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Berdy Zavatson (PG), Andrew Forman (SG), Joseph Bogan (SF), Charles Brown (PF), Joseph Ring (C) John Olson, Joel Clukey, William Willis, Harold Sanderson, William Johnson | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Linwood Paxton (SG), William Miser (SF), Darryl Brown (PF), Ernest Hermes (C) Andrew Haliburton, Daniel Authement, Robert Carreon, Taylor Drewski | |
| 09:34 | Kentucky | Robert Murphy makes the 1st free throw | 34-45 |
| 09:34 | Kentucky | Robert Murphy makes the 2nd free throw | 34-46 |
| 09:25 | Valparaiso | Charles Brown is called for a charge - foul #3 on Charles Brown, team foul #6 | 34-46 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Gary Doyle (PG) Robert Murphy | |
| 09:06 | Kentucky | William Miser misses the lay-in but the foul's on Joseph Bogan - foul #1 on Joseph Bogan, team foul #7 | 34-46 |
| 09:06 | Kentucky | William Miser makes the 1st free throw | 34-47 |
| 09:06 | Kentucky | William Miser makes the 2nd free throw | 34-48 |
| 08:43 | Valparaiso | Linwood Paxton takes the ball from Joseph Bogan | 34-48 |
| 08:18 | Kentucky | Ernest Hermes makes the jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Gary Doyle | 34-50 |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 08:05 | Valparaiso | Joseph Bogan buries a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Berdy Zavatson | 36-50 |
| 07:36 | Kentucky | William Miser's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-50 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Joel Clukey (SG), William Eklund (SF), Harold Sanderson (C) Andrew Forman, Joseph Bogan, Joseph Ring | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Andrew Haliburton (SG), Brandon Chesnut (SF), Robert Carreon (PF), Taylor Drewski (C) Linwood Paxton, William Miser, Darryl Brown, Ernest Hermes | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Berdy Zavatson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Joel Clukey (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Eklund (fresh) PF - Charles Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Harold Sanderson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Gary Doyle (tiring) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Andrew Haliburton (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SF - Brandon Chesnut (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Robert Carreon (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Taylor Drewski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:11 | Valparaiso | Berdy Zavatson misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 36-50 |
| 07:09 | Kentucky | Robert Carreon snags the defensive board | 36-50 |
| 06:51 | Kentucky | Brandon Chesnut misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 36-50 |
| 06:49 | Valparaiso | Charles Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 36-50 |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 06:47 | Valparaiso | William Eklund's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 36-50 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Andrew Forman (PG), William Johnson (C) Berdy Zavatson, Charles Brown | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Robert Murphy (PG) Gary Doyle | |
| 06:36 | Kentucky | Robert Murphy is hacked by Joel Clukey - foul #3 on Joel Clukey, team foul #8 | 36-50 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | William Willis (SF) William Eklund | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 06:36 | Kentucky | Robert Murphy makes the 1st free throw | 36-51 |
| 06:36 | Kentucky | Robert Murphy makes the 2nd free throw | 36-52 |
| 06:20 | Valparaiso | William Johnson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-52 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Joseph Bogan (PF) Harold Sanderson | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 05:54 | Kentucky | Robert Murphy is fouled on the floor by Andrew Forman - foul #2 on Andrew Forman, team foul #9 | 36-52 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | William Eklund (SG), Joseph Ring (C) Joel Clukey, William Johnson | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Linwood Paxton (SG), Daniel Authement (SF), Darryl Brown (PF) Andrew Haliburton, Brandon Chesnut, Robert Carreon | |
| 05:54 | Kentucky | Robert Murphy makes the 1st free throw | 36-53 |
| 05:54 | Kentucky | Robert Murphy misses the 2nd free throw | 36-53 |
| 05:54 | Valparaiso | Joseph Ring gets the rebound | 36-53 |
| 05:39 | Valparaiso | The jump hook by Joseph Bogan is blocked by Taylor Drewski | 36-53 |
| 05:38 | Valparaiso | Joseph Bogan pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-53 |
| 05:31 | Valparaiso | Andrew Forman drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from William Eklund | 38-53 |
| 05:14 | Kentucky | Robert Murphy is whistled for a carry | 38-53 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Berdy Zavatson (PG), Harold Sanderson (SF), Charles Brown (PF) William Eklund, William Willis, Joseph Bogan | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Gary Doyle (PG), Ernest Hermes (C) Robert Murphy, Taylor Drewski | |
| 05:06 | Valparaiso | Berdy Zavatson drills a 3pt shot from the right wing | 41-53 |
| 04:39 | Kentucky | Charles Brown picks off the pass by Gary Doyle | 41-53 |
| 04:35 | Valparaiso | Daniel Authement takes the ball from Andrew Forman in the backcourt | 41-53 |
| 04:34 | Kentucky | Daniel Authement jams it | 41-55 |
| 04:20 | Valparaiso | Harold Sanderson misses badly on a jumper near the basket | 41-55 |
| 04:18 | Kentucky | Linwood Paxton snags the defensive board | 41-55 |
| 03:52 | Kentucky | Ernest Hermes clanks a runner from the left block but he's hacked by Berdy Zavatson - foul #4 on Berdy Zavatson, team foul #10 | 41-55 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | John Olson (PG), William Eklund (SG), Joseph Bogan (SF), William Johnson (PF) Berdy Zavatson, Andrew Forman, Charles Brown, Joseph Ring | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Andrew Haliburton (SG), William Miser (SF), Robert Carreon (PF) Linwood Paxton, Daniel Authement, Darryl Brown | |
| 03:52 | Kentucky | Ernest Hermes makes the 1st free throw | 41-56 |
| 03:52 | Kentucky | Ernest Hermes makes the 2nd free throw | 41-57 |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 03:31 | Valparaiso | John Olson is fouled on the floor by Robert Carreon - foul #3 on Robert Carreon, team foul #5 | 41-57 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Robert Murphy (PG), Taylor Drewski (C) Gary Doyle, Ernest Hermes | |
| 03:21 | Valparaiso | William Johnson misses the easy open layup | 41-57 |
| 03:20 | Kentucky | Taylor Drewski snags the defensive board | 41-57 |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - John Olson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - William Eklund (fresh) SF - Joseph Bogan (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. PF - William Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Harold Sanderson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Robert Murphy (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SG - Andrew Haliburton (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SF - William Miser (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Robert Carreon (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Taylor Drewski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 03:05 | Kentucky | Taylor Drewski drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by William Miser | 41-59 |
| 02:49 | Valparaiso | Harold Sanderson lays it up and in on a nice dish by William Johnson | 43-59 |
| 02:32 | Kentucky | William Miser is fouled on the floor by William Johnson - foul #2 on William Johnson, team foul #11 | 43-59 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Andrew Forman (SG) Harold Sanderson | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Gary Doyle (PG) Robert Murphy | |
| 02:32 | Kentucky | William Miser makes the 1st free throw | 43-60 |
| 02:32 | Kentucky | William Miser makes the 2nd free throw | 43-61 |
| 02:24 | Valparaiso | William Miser takes the ball from Joseph Bogan | 43-61 |
| 02:21 | Kentucky | William Miser misses the easy layup | 43-61 |
| 02:19 | Valparaiso | The rebound goes to Andrew Forman | 43-61 |
| 02:17 | Valparaiso | William Eklund is hacked by Taylor Drewski in the backcourt - foul #2 on Taylor Drewski, team foul #6 | 43-61 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Harold Sanderson (C) William Johnson | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Brandon Chesnut (SF), Ernest Hermes (C) William Miser, Taylor Drewski | |
| 02:02 | Valparaiso | William Eklund misses the 3 from the left corner | 43-61 |
| 02:00 | Kentucky | Ernest Hermes grabs the defensive rebound | 43-61 |
| 01:41 | Kentucky | Brandon Chesnut knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Gary Doyle | 43-63 |
| 01:31 | Valparaiso | Joseph Bogan misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 43-63 |
| 01:29 | Valparaiso | Harold Sanderson misses the tip | 43-63 |
| 01:27 | Kentucky | Andrew Haliburton snags the defensive board | 43-63 |
| 01:03 | Kentucky | Robert Carreon connects on the runner from the right block on a nice dish by Andrew Haliburton and he's fouled by William Eklund - foul #3 on William Eklund, team foul #12 | 43-65 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | William Johnson (C) John Olson | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Daniel Authement (SF), Taylor Drewski (C) Brandon Chesnut, Ernest Hermes | |
| 01:03 | Kentucky | Robert Carreon makes the free throw | 43-66 |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 00:57 | Valparaiso | Joseph Bogan makes the jumpshot from the free throw line and he's fouled by Daniel Authement - foul #2 on Daniel Authement, team foul #7 | 45-66 |
| 00:57 | Valparaiso | Joseph Bogan makes the free throw | 46-66 |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 00:35 | Kentucky | Gary Doyle hits a floater from the left side on a great pass from Robert Carreon and he's fouled by Andrew Forman - foul #3 on Andrew Forman, team foul #13 | 46-68 |
| 00:35 | Kentucky | Gary Doyle makes the free throw | 46-69 |
| 00:28 | Valparaiso | William Johnson is open and buries a jumper from the right block | 48-69 |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | Gary Doyle runs out the clock | 48-69 |